Prithviraj
Directed byChandraprakash Dwivedi
Written byChandraprakash Dwivedi
Produced byAditya Chopra
StarringAkshay Kumar
Manushi Chhillar
CinematographySanthosh Thundiyil
Edited byNamrata Rao
Music byShankar–Ehsaan–Loy[1]
Production
company
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Prithviraj is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language historical action drama film directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi and produced by Yash Raj Films. It is Based on the life of Chahamana Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan. The movie stars Akshay Kumar as Prithviraj Chauhan with Manushi Chhillar as Sanyogita.[2] Sanjay Dutt, Sonu Sood, Ashutosh Rana and Sakshi Tanwar will portray other characters.

Principal photography of the film began on 15 November 2019. Initially scheduled for theatrical release during Diwali 2020, it was postponed due to production halt owing to COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Cast

Production

Principal photography commenced on 15 November 2019 at Jamwaramgarh, Jaipur, Rajasthan.[2] A song was shot in January 2020. Later the filming was postponed in March 2020 due to Coronavirus pandemic in India.[15] Ahead of the 2020 monsoon season, sets created for the film in Rajasthan were taken down because the cost of maintaining them during the coronavirus lockdown was too high. With no filming expected to take place before the monsoon season, the filmmakers reportedly made the decision to destroy the Dahisar sets, Yash Raj Films has confirmed. Two sets were erected in Dahisar. One was a palace and the other an arena in which an action sequence was supposed to be filmed. According to Yash Raj, the sequences will now be shot at an indoor set once filming is allowed to resume.[16] Post-lockdown, after a gap of six months, the filming resumed in the Yash Raj Films Studio in Mumbai.[17][18]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Manushi Chhillar to make a grand Bollywood debut as Prithviraj's Sanyogita". The Times of India. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  3. ^ Dhar, Pooja (7 September 2020). "Akshay Kumar, Sonu Sood to resume shooting of historical drama 'Prithviraj' in October?". Republic World. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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  5. ^ "Confirmed: Manushi Chhillar to make Bollywood debut opposite Akshay Kumar in Prithviraj". 15 November 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Sanjay Dutt confirms being a part of Akshay Kumar starrer Prithviraj Chauhan biopic | Bollywood News". 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Manav Vij to play Mohammed Ghori in YRF's Prithviraj Chauhan". 10 September 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Sonu Sood to star in Akshay Kumar's Prithviraj". 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Ashutosh Rana bags Akshay Kumar starrer Prithviraj". 7 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  10. ^ Rajesh, Srividya (23 January 2020). "Sakshi Tanwar bags the historical period film Prithviraj". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Lalit Tiwari in Akshay Kumar starrer film Prithviraj". 8 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  12. ^ Rajesh, Srividya (22 January 2020). "Main Bhi Ardhangini fame Ajoy Chakraborty in Prithviraj". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  13. ^ a b World, Republic. "Manushi Chhillar to star opposite Vicky Kaushal in her second film? Read details". Republic World. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Govind Pandey joins the cast of Akshay Kumar starrer Prithviraj". 6 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Karni Sena disrupts Akshay Kumar-starrer Prithviraj shoot, demands written assurance. Details inside". India Today. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Akshay Kumar's Prithviraj sets to be destroyed before monsoon, scenes yet to be shot". India Today. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Akshay Kumar Just Doesn't Stop. Bell Bottom Done, He's Shooting For Prithviraj Now'". NDTV. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Akshay Kumar starts shooting for Prithviraj?". India Today. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

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